SMART Growth is a 4-year capacity building program designed to ensure that grantee organizations benefit from sound management practices that effectively support their art and ensure their resilience through economic shifts, staff transitions, and evolving markets.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Are you looking for ways to engage your advocates by empowering them to share their experiences? If so, then this book is for you!

Workshops

This book is designed to engage audiences in real life (IRL). 3 hour workshops can be customized and scheduled with your board of directors, volunteers, committee members, special interest groups, or other advocates for your organization. Attendees will leave with your tools and permission to realize the power of their own influence on behalf of your organization.

About the author

Nancy VanReece's mission to help communities achieve their full potential through the advocacy of creative opportunities. VanReece is an engaging and regular speaker on issues such as online marketing, social media communications, branding, copyright administration and clearance. VanReece brings a wealth of experience and understanding particularly helpful to arts organizations and individual artists. Click here to learn more about the author.

Space is limited. Please register for no more than three representation per organization.
Costs of attending are sponsored by the League of Chicago Theatres and The Theatre School at DePaul University. Lunch will be provided.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Direct mail and e-mail marketing remain vital sources of income for nonprofits. Keeping those appeals fresh and effective is a challenge for even the most experienced fundraiser, so join this one-hour webinar to learn how to:

Craft appeals that motivate mid-level donors to step up their giving, and produce a sound return on your investment.

Raise more money using proven techniques

Make the most of a shrinking budget

This Chronicle od Philanthropy webinar will arm you with the ideas and skills you need to attract more money from loyal donors and gain new supporters. It is designed especially for fundraising managers and directors, communications managers and directors and executive directors.

Speakers include

Greg Fox, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Merkle

Lori O'Brien, Director of National Development, Youth Villages

BONUS: When you sign up for this webinar, you'll be able to continue the conversation with The Chronicle and speakers in a LinkedIn discussion group to continue learning long after this one-hour session ends.